Tropic of Capricorn
— Noun
– English
~ a line of latitude about 23 degrees to the south of the equator
tropic
— Noun
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~ either of two parallels of latitude about 23.5 degrees to the north and south of the equator representing the points farthest north and south at which the sun can shine directly overhead and constituting the boundaries of the Torrid Zone or tropics
Tropic of Cancer
— Noun
– English
~ a line of latitude about 23 degrees to the north of the equator
tropic
— Adjective
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~ relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator); "tropical islands"; "tropical fruit"
tropic
— Adjective
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~ of weather or climate; hot and humid as in the tropics; "tropical weather"
tropical sprue
— Noun
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~ a chronic disorder that occurs in tropical and non-tropical forms and in both children and adults; nutrients are not absorbed; symptoms include foul-smelling diarrhea and emaciation
tropical sore
— Noun
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~ leishmaniasis of the skin; characterized by ulcerative skin lesions
tropical prawn
— Noun
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~ edible tropical and warm-water prawn
tropical pitcher plant
— Noun
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~ any of several tropical carnivorous shrubs or woody herbs of the genus Nepenthes
tropical medicine
— Noun
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~ the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases that are found most often in tropical regions
tropical
— Adjective
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~ relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator); "tropical islands"; "tropical fruit"
tropical
— Adjective
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~ of or relating to the tropics, or either tropic; "tropical year"
tropical
— Adjective
– English
~ characterized by or of the nature of a trope or tropes; changed from its literal sense